18 books like The concept of nature

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The idea of nature R. G. Collingwood · 1800 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The book propounds Collingwood's theory of philosophical method applied to the problem of the philosophy of nature. The book is divided into four major sections: Introduction, Greek Cosmology, The Renaissance View of Nature, and the Modern View of Nature. Shares: Philosophy of nature, Nature, Science, Philosophy

The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell · 1900 · ★ 3.9 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Challenging In the following pages I have confined myself in the main to those problems of philosophy in regard to which I thought it possible to say something positive and constructive, since merely negative criticism seemed out of place. For this reason, theory of knowledge occupies a larger space than metaphysics in the present volume, and some topics much discussed by philosophers are treated very… Shares: Conocimiento, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Philosophical essays concerning human understanding David Hume · 1900 · ★ 4.0 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Challenging "Over a series of elegantly written, engaging essays, the Enquiry examines the experiential and psychological sources of meaning and knowledge, the foundations of reasoning about matters that lie beyond the scope of our sensory experience and memory, the nature of belief, and the limitations of our knowledge. The positions Hume takes on these topics have been described as paradigmatically… Shares: Conocimiento, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Meine Weltansicht Erwin Schrödinger · 1951 · ★ 3.8 · 109p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Philosophy of nature, Science, Philosophy

Cosmos Alexander von Humboldt · 1845 · ★ 4.4 · 644p · ≈ 21h · Demanding A detailed portrait of German naturalist and adventurer Alexander Humboldt describes his seminal five-year and six-thousand-mile scientific exploration of South America, chronicling his expedition through the Amazon and over the Andes, his extraordinary catalog of sixty thousand plants, his study of the ancient cultures of the region, and his influence on science. 30,000 first printing. Shares: Ciencia, Nature, Science, Philosophy

Χαρμίδης Plato · 1977 · ★ 3.5 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "Crois-tu qu'une ville serait bien gouvernée, si la loi ordonnait à chacun de tisser et de laver son vêtement, de tisser ses chaussures, sa burette à huile, son étrille et le tout le reste de même, sans mettre la main aux affaires d'autrui..." L'évocation de la priorité donnée aux affaires privées n'a rien d'étonnant dans le Charmide pour qui connaît l'entêtement de Platon à souligner l'état… Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 462p · ≈ 15h · Moderate As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and… Shares: Philosophy of nature, Nature, Science, Philosophy

Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung Arthur Schopenhauer · 1819 · ★ 4.3 · 509p · ≈ 16h · Challenging The German philosopher explains his thoughts about intellectual perception and abstract representation and critically analyzes Kant's ideas and teachings. Bibliogs. Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

De rerum natura Titus Lucretius Carus · 1486 · ★ 4.0 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Demanding This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature. Lucretius (c100-c55BC), in elucidating this belief, steers the reader through an extraordinary breadth of subject matter, ranging from the indestructibility of… Shares: Philosophy of nature, Nature, Science, Philosophy

Essays on the intellectual powers of man James Walker · 1785 · ★ 4.1 · 492p · ≈ 16h · Demanding Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge

The analysis of mind Bertrand Russell · 1921 · ★ 3.8 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The book is mind blowing. It gives you insight of how mind works. You will know the more about how we understand, remember, dream, recollect and worry. You can't read fast as it is a mind stretching subject !!!. Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Alfred Klemmt · 1710 · ★ 3.7 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Demanding In this exceptional work, Berkeley makes the striking claim that physical things consist of nothing but ideas and therefore do not exist outside the mind. This claim establishes him as the founder of the idealist tradition in philosophy. The text printed in the volume is the 1734 edition of the Principles, which represents Berkeley's mature thought. Also included are four important letters… Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

The Knowledge Landscapes of Cyberspace David Hakken · 2003 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate How is knowledge produced and used in cyberspace? David Hakken - a key figure in the anthropology of science and technology studies - approaches the study of cyberculture through the venue of knowledge production, drawing on critical theory from anthropology, philosophy and informatics (computer science) to examine how the character and social functions of knowledge change profoundly in… Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Science, Philosophy

Critiques of knowing Lynette Hunter · 1999 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Critiques of Knowing explores what happens to science and computing when we think of them as texts. Lynette Hunter elegantly weaves together vast areas of thought: rhetoric, politics, AI, computing, feminism, science studies, aesthetics and epistemology. Critiques of Knowing shows us that what we need is a radical shake-up of approaches to the arts if the critiques of science and computing are to… Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Science, Philosophy

La resistencia Ernesto Sabato · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 140p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Un clásico contemporáneo de absoluta vigencia que nos invita a repensar la sociedad del siglo XXI.Con la misma firme voluntad de dar testimonio sobre su época, Ernesto Sabato nos pone en guardia contra los peligros que aquejan nuestra cultura, ahora en la más grave encrucijada de su historia. Publicado en el año 2000, La resistencia se compone de cinco cartas que Ernesto Sabato dirige a sus… Shares: Filosofía, Philosophy

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Thomas S. Kuhn · 1955 · ★ 4.0 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index. Shares: Ciencia, Science, Philosophy

Θεαίτητος Πλάτων · 1861 · ★ 4.1 · 157p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Some dialogues of Plato are of so various a character that their relation to the other dialogues cannot be determined with any degree of certainty. The Theaetetus, like the Parmenides, has points of similarity both with his earlier and his later writings. The perfection of style, the humour, the dramatic interest, the complexity of structure, the fertility of illustration, the shifting of the… Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Conjectures and refutations Karl Popper · 1962 · ★ 4.2 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Conjectures and Refutations is one of Karl Popper's most comprehensive and well-known books, distinguished not only for its sharp analysis of the development of scientific knowledge but also for extending those insights to politics and history. It offers a clear and accessible explanation of the core principle that shaped his work: both our knowledge and our objectives and standards evolve… Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Science, Philosophy

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